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purest essence that we are each made up
of — that mysterious connecting principle
that we inherently are in our souls.

As the poem posits, it does take a

courageous heart and complete trust in
the flow of that inner master that knows
more than we do to give ourselves to

love. The poem suggests that our love
is to be given freely without clinging or

attachment. Love is truly liberating when
we realize and truly accept that the love
we get to feel for others is inside of us and

is its own reward.

There is a song sung by Leann Rimes
called, I Probably Wouldn’t be this Way.
It goes, “Sometimes I feel that I’m so lucky

to have had the chance to love this much.
God gave me a moment’s grace ’cause if I’d

never seen your face, I probably wouldn’t
be this way.”

Carl Jung says,
“…man may even catch a fleeting glimpse

of his wholeness, accompanied by the
feeling of grace that always characterizes
this experience.”

—Carl Jung, Psychology and Alchemy,
par 7

Even though we may through separation or
death lose the people who evoke our love

and whether they stay with us our entire
lifetime or they go, we get to experience

the transformative power of love. The
beautiful and profound realization is that
love is mysteriously moving us slowly

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